diff --git a/ApplicationCode/Commands/FractureCommands/RicNewEllipseFractureTemplateFeature.cpp b/ApplicationCode/Commands/FractureCommands/RicNewEllipseFractureTemplateFeature.cpp
index ebc0d4b7c3..0d7bdf8aaf 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/Commands/FractureCommands/RicNewEllipseFractureTemplateFeature.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/Commands/FractureCommands/RicNewEllipseFractureTemplateFeature.cpp
@@ -81,14 +81,7 @@ RimEllipseFractureTemplate* RicNewEllipseFractureTemplateFeature::createNewTempl
 
     if (fracDefColl)
     {
-        RimEllipseFractureTemplate* ellipseFractureTemplate = new RimEllipseFractureTemplate();
-
-        fracDefColl->addFractureTemplate(ellipseFractureTemplate);
-        ellipseFractureTemplate->setName("Ellipse Fracture Template");
-        ellipseFractureTemplate->setUnitSystem(fracDefColl->defaultUnitSystemType());
-        ellipseFractureTemplate->setDefaultValuesFromUnit();
-
-        return ellipseFractureTemplate;
+        return fracDefColl->addDefaultEllipseTemplate();
     }
     return nullptr;
 }
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/Completions/RimCompletionTemplateCollection.cpp b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/Completions/RimCompletionTemplateCollection.cpp
index 5b335dc2fb..7918882629 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/Completions/RimCompletionTemplateCollection.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/Completions/RimCompletionTemplateCollection.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ RimCompletionTemplateCollection::RimCompletionTemplateCollection()
 
     CAF_PDM_InitFieldNoDefault(&m_fractureTemplates, "FractureTemplates", "", "", "", "");
     m_fractureTemplates = new RimFractureTemplateCollection;
-
+    m_fractureTemplates->addDefaultEllipseTemplate();
     CAF_PDM_InitFieldNoDefault(&m_valveTemplates, "ValveTemplates", "", "", "", "");
     m_valveTemplates = new RimValveTemplateCollection;
 }
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/Completions/RimFractureTemplateCollection.cpp b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/Completions/RimFractureTemplateCollection.cpp
index 93a4ed3b47..f3afb95d29 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/Completions/RimFractureTemplateCollection.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/Completions/RimFractureTemplateCollection.cpp
@@ -99,6 +99,22 @@ std::vector<RimFractureTemplate*> RimFractureTemplateCollection::fractureTemplat
     return templates;
 }
 
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+///
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+RimEllipseFractureTemplate* RimFractureTemplateCollection::addDefaultEllipseTemplate()
+{
+    RimEllipseFractureTemplate* ellipseFractureTemplate = new RimEllipseFractureTemplate();
+
+    addFractureTemplate(ellipseFractureTemplate);
+
+    ellipseFractureTemplate->setName("Ellipse Fracture Template");
+    ellipseFractureTemplate->setUnitSystem(defaultUnitSystemType());
+    ellipseFractureTemplate->setDefaultValuesFromUnit();
+    
+    return ellipseFractureTemplate;
+}
+
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 /// 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/Completions/RimFractureTemplateCollection.h b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/Completions/RimFractureTemplateCollection.h
index 406fa53820..b62da3e0d3 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/Completions/RimFractureTemplateCollection.h
+++ b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/Completions/RimFractureTemplateCollection.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "cafPdmObject.h"
 #include "cafPdmChildArrayField.h"
 
+class RimEllipseFractureTemplate;
 class RimFractureTemplate;
 
 //==================================================================================================
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ public:
 
     RimFractureTemplate*                        fractureTemplate(int id) const;
     std::vector<RimFractureTemplate*>           fractureTemplates() const;
+    RimEllipseFractureTemplate*                 addDefaultEllipseTemplate();
     void                                        addFractureTemplate(RimFractureTemplate* templ);
 
     RiaEclipseUnitTools::UnitSystemType         defaultUnitSystemType() const;